Emily comments on Rationality Quotes March 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Alejandro1 01 March 2013 03:36:40PM *  11 points [-]

I once had a civil argument with [someone], in which I laid out my position in the usual way: “Premiss + premiss + premiss = conclusion.” She responded: “Well, that’s your opinion; you have yours, and I have mine.” I pointed out that no, I wasn’t asserting an opinion, I was making an argument based on facts and logic. Either my facts are wrong, or my logic is. She looked at me like I had lost my mind.

--Rod Dreher

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Comment author: Emily 02 March 2013 12:52:25PM 4 points [-]

The below discussion is why "person" is such a useful feminist word.